As a dad myself, dudes who willingly deny themselves being in the presence of the miracle of childbirth let alone being there for the entirety of what comes after baffles me.
I, an otherwise healthy, gym-going man, experience vasovagal syncope (I faint at the sight of blood or gore) and I was present for every second of my kids' births. I wasn't on the business end of my wife, mind you, but I was right there next to her the entire time and was thrilled to be there.
I do pretty well with pain, blood and gore, comes with the job and I am trained to apply tourniquets and do all kinds of whatever, but childbirth is the only thing that truly terrifies me in that regard
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u/SenatorCrabHat Apr 24 '26
As a dad myself, dudes who willingly deny themselves being in the presence of the miracle of childbirth let alone being there for the entirety of what comes after baffles me.